Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 10.83 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bhutan stood at 10.83 percent.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bhutan peaked at 10.84 percent in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.31 percent, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 121st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4 percent | 5.31 percent | 5.46 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.57 percent | 5.5 percent | 5.63 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 percent | 5.67 percent | 6.42 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.79 percent | 6.42 percent | 10.05 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 percent | 10.18 percent | 10.68 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.77 percent | 10.68 percent | 10.84 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 percent | 10.83 percent | 10.83 percent | 4 |
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- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bhutan?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bhutan was 10.83 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 percent in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 percent in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Bhutan ranks 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).